​Nadine Rich

I don't know about you guys but I was still shook from the Covergirl news! I woke up and checked my Instagram feed to see a post saying California just passed Proposition 12. This peice of animal welfare legislation is being described as the "strongest animal welfare measure in history."

Millions of farm animals will have a better quality of life thanks to the guideline provided by the soon to be law. Animal Protection Agency, Animal Equality released a statement saying, "Prop 12 will establish minimum space requirements for California calves used in the veal industry, mother pigs, and hens farmed for eggs."

"Furthermore, this historic measure will guarantee hens the ability to engage in natural behaviors that are prevented by cage confinement, including spreading their wings, moving around throughout the barns, perching, and dust bathing. This measure also applies to liquid eggs, which make up one-third of all egg production."

Sounds pretty amazing right? Well, not according to PETA. While they have acknowledged the necessity of taking small steps, they also had criticism of the historic bill.

"...this initiative is a step backward. It would ingrain the farming practice of giving hens a minuscule amount of space for years to come - at a time when companies are already requiring that hens be 'cage-free' as a result of massive consumer demand, in large part because of PETA’s decades-long vegan campaign.

"It also sends the wrong message to consumers. We can't and don't consider it remotely humane to confine birds to a miserly 1 square foot of space -and this wouldn’t even be required until years in the future."

I have to admit that I definitely see where PETA is coming from. On on hand, people are already embracing the vegan lifestyle, cage-free eggs, and other initiatives. In some ways this is going back a bit but at the same time will all these things are on the rise more than ever before, it takes time. In the meantime, allowing these innocent animals a better living conditions and more space in still a win. This isn't about PETA and their work, it's about the animals who are suffering right now. Sadly, it's unrealistic to think they can all be free tomorrow so this is the next best thing.

Nonetheless, we all must continue to fight the good fight until all animals are free from exploitation and human greed.

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